Tag: family
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1900-1916: Sappermeer to Renneborg
Read More: 1900-1916: Sappermeer to RenneborgSchool years As already stated, I first saw daylight in Zuidbroek, Westeind, located along the Winschoterdiep (a navigable canal), only 500 meters from the neighbouring community of Sappermeer. My Dad was born in Borgercompagnie and my mother further north in the town of Slochteren (Harm van der Laan 1868-10916 and Foktje Baas 1867-1945). When they…
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~ Crusaders for Christ
Read More: ~ Crusaders for ChristA cry swept the land and nobles and knights kissed wives and children. Castles out of sight, they spurred their horses into a gallop,
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The Nature of Things
Read More: The Nature of ThingsThe photographs in this exhibition of objects from my mother’s home are equally happy accidents, revealing the nature of things
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The Minstrel’s Journey
Read More: The Minstrel’s JourneyI don’t know when the minstrel came to our household or from where. But it was ages ago and he’s been with us ever since.
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Terschelling – A Place in the Heart
Read More: Terschelling – A Place in the HeartPerhaps my father was lucky. There is a place in the world that he called his own. It’s a wonderful place that he could visit and remember and which never lost its essence throughout his own variegated life. That place is Terschelling
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God Includes
Read More: God IncludesGod loves you and me. That’s the firm foundation for our faith, as it can be for every one of God’s children. God’s esteem for us is also the foundation of our self-esteem.
